Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
The most heroic tale of the year!
2009 | 61m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Jeff Bailey, Greg Tiernan |
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| Writer: | Sharon Miller |
| Staring: |
| One summer, Thomas comes across an old abandoned engine called Hiro. Desperately in need of repair, Hiro faces the Smelters Yard, so Thomas and his friends must work together to save poor Hiro from this fate. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 2009 |
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| Director: | Jeff Bailey, Greg Tiernan |
| Writer: | Sharon Miller |
| Genres: | Adventure, Animation, Family |
| Keywords | island, repair, train, summer, railroad, traveler |
| Production Companies | HiT Entertainment, Nitrogen Studios Canada |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $137,630
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Angelis | Narrator (UK) (voice) |
| Togo Igawa | Hiro (voice) |
| Keith Wickham | Edward (UK) / Henry (UK) / Gordon (UK) / James (UK) / Percy (UK) / The Fat Controller (UK) (voice) |
| Teresa Gallagher | Emily (UK) / Mavis (UK) / The Duchess Of Boxford (UK) (voice) |
| Matt Wilkinson | Spencer (UK) / Victor (UK) / Rocky (UK) / Kevin (UK) / The Duke Of Boxford (UK) (voice) |
| Ben Small | Thomas (UK) / Toby (UK) (voice) |
| Michael Brandon | Narrator (US) (Voice) |
| Martin Sherman | Thomas (US) / Percy (US) (Voice) |
| William Hope | Edward (US) / Toby (US) / Rocky (US) / The Duke of Boxford (US) (Voice) |
| Kerry Shale | Henry (US) / Gordon (US) / James (US) / Kevin (US) / Sir Topham Hatt (US) (Voice) |
| Jules de Jongh | Emily (US) / Mavis (US) / The Duchess of Boxford (US) (Voice) |
| Glenn Wrage | Spencer (US) (Voice) |
| David Bedella | Victor (US) (Voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Hartshorne | Original Music Composer |
| Kevin Pavlovic | Editor |
| Jeff Bailey | Animation Director |
| Darren Schmidtz | Animation |
| Jeff Bailey | Director |
| Sharon Miller | Writer |
| Greg Tiernan | Director |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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